Share this: What The Kasumigaseki Country Club deems a mere “nuisance” could cost it the most prestigious event in its history. The Tokyo-area country club declined to change its women’s-exclusion rules Tuesday, possibly creating a standoff with the Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizing committee, according to Reuters. Tokyo 2020 previously appealed to the club to change its stance on women, but the Kasumigaseki board of directors was divided over eliminating rules, which prohibit women from playing on Sundays and becoming full members. Tokyo 2020 now could take action, including stripping the private club of the right to stage men’s and women’s golf events at the next Summer Olympics. After the meeting, board chairman Kiichi Kimura seemingly couldn’t understand the controversy over its rules. In Kimura’s opinion, Kasumigaseki
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Official: UEFA Europa League squad changes confirmed
All the UEFA Europa League round of 32 clubs were permitted to register a maximum of three new eligible A list players by midnight CET on Wednesday. With that deadline now passed, here are the changes (click on the clubs to view their full squad list). AjaxIn: Norbert Alblas, Justin Kluivert*, Peter Leeuwenburgh, David NeresOut: Richedly Bazoer, Jeffrey De Lange, Mitchell Dijks, Anwar El Ghazi, Nemanja Gudelj, Tim Krul, Thulani SereroSeven of the biggest January transfers< ... UEFA.com - News
How have Scottish clubs fared against English sides?
Scottish fans have cause for alarm as Manchester City visit Celtic for the first time on matchday two, and not just because Josep Guardiola's side have won all of their games this season.The recent history of club matches between English and Scottish teams makes grim reading for fans north of the border. Scotland's representatives are without a win in their last ten encounters with English clubs (D4 L6) since Shunsuke Nakamura's goal at Parkhead earned Celtic a 1-0 victory against Manchester United in the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League group stage. However, the overall statistics in the 40 UEFA games between
UEFA Youth League entrants confirmed
The 64 clubs entering the UEFA Youth League have now been decided, with half entering one draw on Thursday and the other 32 in another on Tuesday.Entrants1: UEFA Champions League path: The 32 youth teams of the clubs which qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage:• The eight groups will be decided by the UEFA Champions League draw at 18:00CET on Thursday• Among the hopefuls are inaugural 2013/14 winners Barcelona, last season's runners-up Paris Saint-Germain, fellow former finalists Benfica plus Real Madrid, who reached the semis in 2013/14 and 2015/16.< ... UEFA.com - News
Brennan: Sky GAA deal would benefit clubs
Updated: Friday, 28 Mar 2014 15:41 | Comments Some GAA games may be broadcast on Sky Former GAA president Nickey Brennan has said a mooted deal between the GAA and broadcaster Sky will be of benefit to clubs around the country. Brennan, while stressing that he was unaware if a deal between the GAA and the pay-per-view broadcaster had been done, said he was sure that a majority of games would still be available on free-to-air television. “It is something that has probably been in the pipeline for some time,” Brennan told RTÉ Radio. “I know that Sky has expressed interest the last couple of times that the television rights came up for negotiations. I was involved myself a few years ago when Setanta became
English clubs confirm Heineken Cup absence
Updated: Thursday, 05 Dec 2013 19:29 | Comments Next season's Heineken Cup will not have any English teams English clubs are set for at least one season without any European rugby after they confirmed their refusal to take part in a revamped Heineken Cup next season, despite last week's decision by their French counterparts to return to the fold. The chairmen of the 12 Premiership clubs, as well as representatives from Leeds and Bristol, met in London on Thursday. "The English clubs have unanimously re-confirmed their position. Having served notice in June 2012, they will not participate in any competitions run by ERC (European Rugby Cup) from 2014-15 season," a statement said. The English clubs initially had the support of French clubs and, later, some Welsh
English clubs set to vote on Heineken Cup decision
Updated: Wednesday, 04 Dec 2013 23:12 | Comments Premiership Rugby CEO Mark McCafferty will back the decision made on Thursday A decision on English clubs playing in Europe next season is expected to be made at a meeting of Premiership Rugby's shareholders in London on Thursday. Owners and chief executives from all 12 Aviva Premiership clubs - as well as delegates from shareholders Leeds and Bristol - will convene for what has been described as "effectively an emergency meeting" following Ligue Nationale de Rugby's (LNR) announcement last Thursday that French clubs would be pulling out of a proposed Rugby Champions Cup. After consulting its clubs at the weekend, Premiership Rugby called a 10am meeting for Thursday where the European issue will be top